- Receive LOA (CHECK!)
- Send I-800 application to USCIS (CHECK!)
- USCIS forwards our approval to the National Visa Center to petition for baby girl's visa (CHECK!)
- The NVC forwards the approved visa petition to the US Consulate in Guangzhou China (CHECK!)
- The Consulate reviews the visa application (the DS-230), makes sure it meets the qualifications for an immigrant visa, and then signs off that everything is in order for the adoption to be completed (CHECK!)
- The approval is forwarded to the CCCWA, which issues our Travel Approval! (BIG CHECK!!!!!)
Yes, we received our Travel Approval (TA) today, one day after Heather's birthday!!! We'll find out in the next day or so when our final Consulate Appointment will occur in China, and then we can book tickets. We'll most likely be travelling July 13-27 to get our daughter Helen!
Our biggest prayer request right now: Low airfare!!! As of right now (Tuesday) the ticket prices are around $1700 each. They've been as high as $2800 each! Pray, pray, pray that we'll be able to secure our tickets at the low end of the spectrum!
We'll blog more as we learn more, you can count on it! :-)
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